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ORLANDO – In a move that aids their future financial flexibility and also
accommodates the wishes of a veteran player, the Orlando Magic requested
waivers on veteran power forward Al Harrington on Friday.
魔術在周五決定買斷並釋出Al Harrington
The transaction allows Harrington, 33, to become an unrestricted free agent
and possibly join another contending team. The 15-year NBA veteran said after
last season that he understandably wasn’t in the plans for the transitioning
Magic and hoped to finish out his career with a team in the playoff race.
在此之後Harrington將成為自由球員
Harrington’s contract called for him to be owed $14.7 million over the next
two seasons, but only half of his salary in 2013-14 and 2014-15 was
guaranteed. Magic GM Rob Hennigan worked on several trade possibilities for
Harrington, but ultimately reached a buyout compromise that best-suited both
the franchise and the player.
未來兩年的合約有一半的金額有保障
魔術GM曾經嘗試著交易他
不過最終都沒什麼結果只好買斷
The Magic have yet to reach an agreement with small forward Hedo Turkoglu,
another veteran player whose contract is only partially guaranteed for next
season. Turkoglu, a 13-year veteran who has been with the Magic for two
stints, is hoping to work out a buyout with the Magic so that he too can join
a veteran-laden team. The 32-year-old Turkoglu averaged career lows across
the board last season, but is hoping he can still catch on with another team
and continue his NBA career.
Turkoglu, who is guaranteed only half of his $12 million salary for next
season, played just 11 games with the Magic last season because of a broken
hand and a NBA-mandated suspension. Turkoglu has continued to speak highly of
the Magic organization and Orlando, saying that Central Florida will always
be home for him even after he’s finished playing.
火槍兵Turkoglu也許也會被買斷
The resolution with Harrington’s contract and the possible buyout of
Turkoglu would leave the Magic with just three fully guaranteed contracts
following the 2013-14 season. Veteran point guard Jameer Nelson has a
partially guaranteed deal for 2014-15, while prized young players Nikola
Vucevic, Tobias Harris, Maurice Harkless, Andrew Nicholson, Kyle O’Quinn and
Doron Lamb have team options following the upcoming season.
By retaining their financial flexibility, the Magic could become major
players in the NBA’s free-agency sweepstakes in the summers of 2014 and ’
15. They could potentially have the salary cap space to sign one or two
maximum-salaried players.
魔術打的如意算盤也是把薪資清空並等14,15這兩年暑假大咖
Harrington came to the Magic via the four-team, 12-player trade that involved
Orlando, Denver, Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Lakers last August. In
addition to getting Harrington and veteran shooting guard Arron Afflalo from
the Nuggets, that trade also plied the Magic with promising prospects in
Vucevic and Harkless.
Harrington averaged 5.1 points and 2.7 rebounds while playing in just 10
games for the Magic this past season. His career was put in serious jeopardy
a year ago when he contracted a serious staph infection following a seemingly
routine arthroscopic knee surgery. Harrington needed three more surgeries and
around-the-clock nursing care to recover from the staph infection.
Harrington spent most of last season rehabilitating at the Magic facility and
working with the team’s strength and conditioning staff. During that time,
he also served as a mentor for O’Quinn and Nicholson.
Eager to prove that he could still play, Harrington made a stirring return to
the court on Feb. 26 in Philadelphia. Harrington scored all nine of his
points, hit a 3-pointer and handed out two assists in the second half of
Orlando’s 98-84 rout of the Sixers.
A week later, Harrington played a big role in another victory by scoring 10
points, grabbing five rebounds and hitting two 3-pointers in Orlando’s
come-from-behind defeat of the New Orleans Hornets.
Harrington didn’t play again after March 15 as the Magic instead turned the
focus toward increasing playing time for young players such as Harris,
Nicholson and O’Quinn.
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